Anyone have any tips to SUCCESSFULLY remove metal chrome-o-wood wrap? I've attempted this once before on a late 80's Ludwig maching quad drum shell that was going to be a bass drum conversion. Note I said GOING TO BE, it was unsuccessful to say the least. The top ply of the shell pretty much came up with the wrap. I ask for help here as I recently purchased a Niles era Slingerland 8x12 tom that is in chrome-o-wood (and its in rough shape) and plan on stripping the stuff of and finishing the sell in natural maple (assuming that I find maple under the chrome, otherwise I'll do a maple laminate over the mahogany, if it turns out to be mahogany) and do NOT want a repeat of the last disaster.
Also, what are the chances of me actually finding maple as the outer ply to the shell rather than mahogany wood? It is a 3-ply shell with reinforcement rings and was described as "70's era" in the auction listing.